Bathroom reno | turning a buffet into a vanity

 Buffet to vanity & beyond the ebay stratosphere

    Before

 

   After

a nip & tuck for a buffet sans hutch
 The old pedestals, wall cabinets, sconces and glass wall shelves were delivered unto the ebay ether and the new basin rests comfortably on the right hand side of the buffet. 
My handyman cut a hole in the benchtop to drop in the basin and consequently we have one dummy drawer..but at 2metres in length, this baby has ample storage, so no drama.
The skirting boards were cut and edged nicely to accommodate the new vanity, new wall scones installed and my 2 old antique gold mirrors were given a lick of hogs bristle quarter strength and carefully hung. Still to finish painting the ceiling and the wet room shower is the next phase of the the reno...can't wait till it arrives.

 The original cabinet purchased from Provincial Home Living

 Provincial Home Living

Next in the Bathroom mini series:

painting the exterior of a clawfoot bath, including those claws!

This one's for you Dermie

Kimmie: What's the difference between a buffalo and a Bison?

Kath: You can't wash your hands in a buffalo, Kimmie.

Bathroom reno | replating brass tapware

replate don't replace

Feeling very smug about my new bathroom tapware...oh yes, very smug.

Brassed off

After purchasing new chrome tapware for our clawfoot bath I discovered the tap points 

did not match my existing points on the wall...translating to plumbing cha-ching!

Back to the showroom for a refund and another browse at shiny do-dads.

 Quality old fittings are very $$ to replace, so instead I had them removed, 

including shower tapware and sent off to the replaters - goodbye brass, hello chrome!

 

before                                                                                  after

 Precision Plating did a fantastic job- and considerably less than replacing. 

You do have to factor in the plumbing cost for removal and it's best to replace the 

divertor shower head & hose(which went straight to ebay) 

It's so nice to know my dear old taps have a new lease of life!

 google replating in your local area or contact: 

 Precision Plating 

Stay posted for:

Changing the colour of a clawfoot baths exterior & it's claws.

Turning a sideboard into a bathroom cabinet.

showers on timber floored bathrooms

Country cottage style

A Woodend cottage shoot for Home Beautiful's April edition

picture book curb appeal.

just waiting for a friand and a throw rug!

baby, it's cold outside

really...go on, who'd have thought?

 just off to get the marshmellows...pink or white?

a little Provincial Home Living styling.

sure picked the wrong cat to outstare!

a Vermeer mo, stirring, pouring, looking, looking.

so that's why they call it Woodend?

a functional and pretty little herb roulette.

excuse me, I think you have the wrong room?

vertical weatherboards...perfect!

details, details, details.

pressed metal, laundry envy.

more laundry envy.

off to the studio without me?

living room door leading to the fab studio.

a place to sit or maybe climb a ladder?

or have a nap before...

hitting the workshop.

Annie @ Botanica Flowers, keeping busy as per usual.

aawwggh, a ppppurrrfect place for a catnap

Thank you to the lovely, talented Annie Morrison. 

When she is not renovating cottages in the Macedon Ranges

she is very busy creating floral arrangements for 
weddings, parties or just about anything.

Botanica Flowers

 http://botanicaflowers.net.au/

Derek Swalwell photography

Style for sale

The Urban Stylist

Valentines Day has well and truely gone but I'd still like to share the love

and this sleek Melbourne home we shot for Home Beautiful.

Amanda Ayres aka The Urban Stylist has a gorgeous home, hubby, button cute kids
and a furry four legged friend for that warm, wet welcome.

As a super stylist for homes under the hammer
she has all the answers to the big questions.

Ask Amanda...

How can I use wood on walls without getting cabin fever?

Do guilt gilt framed holy pictures work in the bedroom?

Trinny & Susannah say black only goes with black, true or false?

Labrador or Retreivor?

A black statement is always good...with a little red.

More lemons on the benchtop, I say!

 

 Charcoal, black, and I'll have a spritzer with my aqua.

 

 It's all about the detail and accessorising.

 

 A range of black and a garden splashback.

Wood panelling and not a moose head in sight, just the antlers.

 Blue, so perfect for the Delta Goodroom

 His and hers ladders on official business

  

Guilty is good.

Puhlease can I have a pony?

Got the lime but where's the coroma?

park, park, park!

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows everywhere...

For more clever urban styling visit Amanda at theurbanstylist.com.au

Or pick up the March edition of Home Beautiful. 

photography: DerekSwalwell

ttfn Jo 

70's reno

here's the story of a lovely lady...

and she was bringing up two really lovely girls (and 2 boys)

It's a wonderful story, over many different levels and beautifully
decorated, by the lovely Mimi Kwa with a nod to the 70's
AND a shared Brady Bunch bathroom for the kids.

Here's their story plus more in the March issue of Home Beautiful.

The Den. Was that the doorbell? Like far out it's Davy Jones!

More watermelon please, Alice. :)

Alice???

 Sam & Alice must have left via the tradesmans entrance.

  The lovely lady herself...after a word to Jan, again!

   Gather round children..Tigers gone missing!

another level, and a place to sit and be groovy.

Up, up, up to all the Brady pre bedtime squabbles

aaawwwgggh...wait a minute, where's Marcia?

the shared bathroom..it really does exist!

Who needs double bunks when you have a room with a view!

Stay tuned
and see just how really lovely and clever Mimi is! 
mimitv.com.au 

photography by: Derek Swalwell